Purdue’s offense looked like they would have an effective day on their first drive as they took the ball down to the OSU 31-yard line before Card missed a receiver and Purdue field goal kicker Julio Macias missed a field goal wide left. Immediately after that miss, it was apparent that the speed and talent of the OSU offense was a head above anything Purdue had seen up to this point in the season.
Marvin Harrison Jr. caught 3 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown on the first drive to give OSU a 7-0 lead. After a Purdue 3 and out on the next possession, OSU continued their dominance on offense by driving down the field and scoring on a Devin Brown keeper to make the score 14-0.